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All you have to do is take one look at the sky on November 14th, and you’ll understand what all the fuss is about.
The most recent full supermoon occurred on November 15, 2024, and the next one will be on October 7, 2025. [13] The supermoon of November 14, 2016, was the closest full occurrence since January 26, 1948, and will not be surpassed until November 25, 2034. [15] The closest full supermoon of the 21st century will occur on December 6, 2052. [16]
That's because November's full moon will mark the fourth and last supermoon of 2024. The beaver moon, November's full moon, will reach peak illumination on Friday, Nov. 15.
A supermoon happens when the moon's orbit is closest to the Earth while it is a full moon, according to NASA. This means the moon is slightly brighter and larger than a regular full moon .
November's full moon, the beaver moon, will reach peak illumination on Friday Nov. 15 at 4:28 p.m Eastern. It will be below the horizon, so wait until sunset to watch it rise and appear in the sky.
A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth. This was the last supermoon lunar eclipse until January 31, 2018.
Occurring about 3.4 days before perigee (on August 21, 2016, at 21:20 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger. [ 2 ] The HM National Almanac Office's online canon of eclipses lists this event as the last eclipse on Saros Series 109, [ 3 ] while NASA lists August 8, 1998 as the last eclipse of the series, and has this event missing the shadow.
November's full moon, the Beaver Moon, will reach its peak at 7:26 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15. It will be below the horizon at this time, so wait until sunset to watch it rise and take its place in the sky.